Course Description

This class is all about Commitment! Teach your dog independent jump commitment from the ground up to maximize your handling and expand your options on course.

All handling depends on great jump commitment, whether it is ‘meat & potatoes’, distance work, or complex handling maneuvers. This class will focus on teaching independent obstacle commitment, starting with the flat area necessities through total commitment. We will discuss commitment to all obstacles but the exercises will be done on a jump.

Course Structure, Requirements & Equipment

Categories:

Foundation, Handling

Level:

Open to All

Course Length:

4 weeks (information/classroom available in read-only mode for 6 months after completion of course)

Course Structure:

Weekly assignments, with discussion and feedback to videos posted in the forum. • Discussion with other students (working and auditing) in the Class Forum as well as access to the general AU forums

Access to Class Chat

Access to faculty office hours

Equipment needed:

(working participants only): 1 jump

Space needed:

small space such as a small backyard

Office Hours:

Yes, TBD

Course Participation & Tuition Levels

Type of participation:

Working (posts responses to written assignments, posts videos of sequences, gets instructor feedback to all of these as well as answers to any questions posted, can actively participate in forum, chat and office) Limit: 15

Auditing (can view and read all videos/assignments/posts from instructor and working students, will get instructor answers to course-specific questions posted, can actively participate in class forum, chat and office hours) Limit: Unlimited

Observing (can view and read all videos/assignments/posts from instructor and working students in documents, links, forum and chat but do not participate in class forum, chat and office hours other than to read instructor, worker and auditor posts). Limit: Unlimited